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VIA Motors launches Chicago voucher program for fleet and businesses for extended range EVs

Green Car Congress

VIA Motors announced a voucher program for Chicago-area fleet and business owners that will reduce the initial costs of owning a VIA Motors extended range pickup truck, extended range electric passenger van, or extended range electric cargo van. VIA VTRUX offers up to 40-mile battery range and.

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U Chicago study proposes market-based approach to fuel economy standards to deal with impacts of fuel price volatility

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A new study by Ryan Kellogg, a professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and author of the study, evaluates the current approach and proposes a novel, market-based alternative: indexing the standard to rise and fall with the price of gasoline. And, it doesn’t require new legislation from Congress.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. San Diego ranks in the top LEAF cities for many of the same reasons in other California and West Coast markets: state tax incentives, HOV/HOT access and general environment-mindedness. Chicago and Denver (tied). area, Maryland offers a $1,000 EV tax credit.

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

In late March, the White House released its fact sheet on EV charging investments, federal fleet plans, and partner agreements to make this happen. Find the Most Up-to-Date EV Tax Credit Guide The IRA federal EV tax credit has numerous battery material and domestic manufacturing requirements. See more on the EV fact sheet.

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No Hybrid Ford Explorer or Lincoln Aviator for the 2024 Model Year

The Truth About Cars

The automaker may simply be prioritizing Explorer hybrid production for fleet sales. The Aviator is also shares the Explorer’s CD6 platform and is manufactured at the same Chicago facility, likely influencing Ford’s production decisions. But it doesn’t account for what’s happening with the Aviator. V-6 or a turbocharged 2.3-liter

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

EV Connect

Not long ago, the idea that major corporations around the world would make the bold move of switching to all-electric vehicle fleets would have seemed far-fetched, if not inconceivable. The initiative, led by Ceres, aims to push more corporations toward fleet electrification and help expand the demand for electric vehicles.

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